While we do not have an ancient calendar to back up the claim, we believe that 2012 is going to be a landmark year in Chicago storytelling, and we are honored to be a part of it.
Looking back, 2011 was a blast, bringing the launch of Story Lab Chicago, collaborative experimentation with Interface I and II, the filming of the Story Lab pilot/documentary, and twelve magical nights of This Much is True.
In 2012, we look forward to an even bigger, and busier, year including the introduction of storytelling workshops, a podcast, the 43rd Annual Chicago’s Biggest Liar Contest, and, of course, a dozen more good times upstairs in the Hopleaf lounge.
We’re starting the new year off right with some returning favorites and a few new faces. January brings the return of Arlene Malinowski, who continually inspires us, and Dana Norris, our good friend and host of Story Club. We are also thrilled to be featuring Paulette McDaniels, who recently made a terrific debut at Story Lab, and the talented triple threat Dmitry Samarov (writer/painter/cab driver).
Hope to see you there.
This Much is True
Tuesday–January 10th
Hopleaf Bar – 5148 N Clark Street – Upstairs
7:30pm
FREE!
Doors open at 6:45 – arrive early to get a seat.
January’s line up includes regulars:
Dorrie Ferguson
Larry Kerns
Scott Whitehair
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With Special Guests:
Arlene Malinowski
Actor and playwright Malinowski has been performing her solo shows across the country and her work has been honored with a few cool awards. She’s had a couple of her other plays produced, most of them are one-acts or full lengths but a few are 1 minute plays (Hey! they are harder than they look). In addition to her TV and film work (Some of it good- a lot of it bad) Arlene teaches writing in Chicago and LA. She has been a contributing writer to a lot of literary publications with strange names like Paramanu Pentataquark. When she wants to show off she mentions that her work was cited in the Huffington Post. She is a Resident Playwright at Chicago Dramatists and is, to her knowlege, the only actor to apprear both in Doogie Howser and Measure for Measure. Check it! arlenemalinowski.com
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Paulette McDaniels
Paulette McDaniels has more then 25 years of experience in the arts. She is the author of A Deathly Silence commissioned by the Department of Health and Human Services for World AIDS Day. Ms. McDaniels has served as a community organizer in the Middle East, Europe and America. The grandmother of two, she studied at Northwestern University and Yorkshire College in the UK. She is co-author of Achmed’s Return: Legend of the Lost City, and is currently working on a Christian comedy, 10 Plagues.
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Dana Norris
Dana Norris is the founder/producer/host of Story Club, which is the first Thurs every month at Uncommon Ground. She has worked as the Managing Editor of TriQuarterly Online and is currently pursuing her MFA from Northwestern.
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Dmitry Samarov
Dmitry Samarov was born in the USSR and immigrated to the US at the age of seven. He’s the author of Hack: Stories from a Chicago Cab. He paints and drives a cab in Chicago, Illinois. He hopes to one day be unemployed.